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FGM stands for Female Genital Mutilation and it is also known as âcuttingâ, âfemale circumcisionâ or âsunnaâ among other terms. 6 February - International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM

The Governmentâs âLetâs Protect Our Girlsâ campaign has garnered support from healthcare professionals, FGM campaigners, grassroots organisations, community-based media and people from practising communities who have spoken out against FGM, highlighting the lifelong consequences it can cause... read more

We speak to Asian nurses who share their experience of being a nurse in the NHS, the challenges they faced regarding their career choice and how attitudes are changing with increased understanding of nursing within South Asian communities.

Farina Saheed is a mental health nurse from Leeds. She said âI first thought about a career in nursing when I did a counselling course. I realised how much I enjoyed giving back and helping others so I decided to leave my job in banking to pursue a nursing career.â

On World Mental Day (10 October) Public Health England (PHE) launched its Every Mind Matters campaign in the Midlands. The campaign is encouraging adults to recognise their mental health is as important as their physical health and there is always something we can do to look after our minds.

Mareesha Morris from West Bromwich and Sharon Sinclair from Birmingham are both supporting the campaign and speak openly about how they dealt with their own mental health issues.

Mareesha said: âI had to accept that mental health problems can affect anyone at anytime so that I could ove... read more